Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-08
PERSONAL.

BRIGHAM YOUNG Is dead again.
SENATOR HEARST doesn't know that any
body wants his seat.
THE personally of the late GEN. Stones
(Stone Pashal estate Is valued at 500,
EUGENE SCHUYLER has made translation
direct from the Russian of Count Tolstol's
"Ihe CossacEs.'
HENRY WArTERsON cannot be said to nave
cast IN his eye. AS an admlrer put 1t, he
has the glover of genius.
SECRETARY MANNING's demand. "Untax
the clothing OF 6OOO0,0OO people," seems to
wake about 10, 90 echoes.
DR.. PETERS, an eminent Paris physician,
repudiates and deneunce5 M. Pasteur's
famous treatment for hydrophObia.
ALUNcH for two walking delegates. includ-
ing two bottles of wine, and costing $40 70. is
an incident OF the New YORK strike,
THE ghost of Stonewall Jackson appeared
last week to some students at the Virginia
Military Institute at Lexington. The Stone
wall did not materlallZe.
SPIES says he was born within tho ruins Of
an Old robbers castle. He is now passing hls
days in a condemned feloD's cell. Moral:
Don be born in robbers castle.
MRS. II. c. MEREDITH, the widow of Gen.
Meredith, took charge OF his immense cattle
business after his death. She lives at Cam
bridge City, Ind., and is known as the Cattle
Queen"
WILSON BARRETT, upon being asked the
other day how old he was, said: when |
play 'Chatterton am II; when play Ham
let am 20. That is all | am going to tell
anybody about my age"
W. II SMITH. the leader of the House of
Commons, is cold. hard-hearted business
man, incapable of stirring an audience. His
speeches are labOriOus and unimaglnatlve eX-
positions OF facts, lgures and arguments.
REV. sToPFoRD WENTWORTH BROOKE, who
has Just been settled over the First Church Of
Boston, has SIX sisters at home IN England
As he Is bachelor he is going TO get them to
come over Two at time ana keep house for
him.
GEN. HORACE PORTER said the other night
that no description of a woman could be hap
pier and ulster than that famous one: Cor
pOreal enough to attest her humanity. yet so
transparent that the divine light shines
through"
Senators under "" N. Yves Guyot has
himself c'taOgued under ''Y" and NJ.
Maurice Faure under "M"-ludlcrous at
tempts to separate themselves from the COM
mon single Republican surname.
THE Philadelphia Press almost unani-
mously dsapprOves the action of Gov. Beaver
IN signing the bin imposing four new police
maGistra es on the Quaker City at an annual
cost of $1,000. The Ledger saws that the bi
lis for no other purpose tnan to give a bonus
of $4,000 year each to four practical poll
ticlaus.'" Beavers frat important political
move seems to have been faux pas.
JAMES F. HUDSON, an editorial writer on
the pttsburg Dispatch. has received a letter
from Mr. Reagan, in which the latter offers
to name him u he President for appointment
to the com omission provided for IN the inter
state commerce bill. Mr.. Hudson is the au-
thor OF a book. lately published, called "Rail-
roads and the Republic IS a Republican IN
politics, and generally reputed TO be wealthy.
WILLIAM II. CRANE, the comedian, tells
this new story Of his boy "Hs mother asked
h m the other day whom he had been playing
it'll, and he answered that he had been play
lug with old julie Sengman's little boy.
Hush, my dear cried his mother. that's not
the way to speak of Mr.. Seligman. His name
Is julius, not Jule.' Then replied the pre-
cocious child, 4 suppose that my papa's name
10 Bilious"
A CHIc AGO MERCHANT reveals the secret of
the fact that while in cold weather other
show windows are heavily frosted, his re-
main clear ana transparent. lie has his
windows rubbed twice each week with a
cloth dipped IN glycerine. Cincinnati ner-
chant reveals the secret of having his
windows beautifully FROSTED in midsummer,
which Is simply rubbing upon them solution
| OF beer and Epson salts
DR.. WINDrHoRsr, Prince Blsmarck's chief
| foe In the Reichstag, IL described AS little
! man very ugly 10 look at, with ewes like q
/ frogs and mouth reaching from ear 10 ear,
| lie is opposed TO Bismarck ostcusibly on pa
! triotie but really on personal grounds mis-
| grievance being that in 1865 by the anneXa-
| lion OF Hanover he was eliminated from a tat
| oftlce which he hat held in that klngdum. He
| l. the reverse OF Bismarck IN nearly all re-
spects. Bismarck is big, Wludthorst lit c;
the former rough and oyel bearing. the latter
| polished aud suave; the ono a sturdy Protest
| ant. the other mn ardent Romanist; the
| Chancellor proud Of his big, blacksmith like
| hands, the Opposition leader vain Of his lily-
! white nngcrs over which manicure spend,
an hour day; and finally Bismarck a deel
| drinkerOf good German beer, and Windth ors
y free tippler Of choice brands Of French
! champagne.